Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That is not a recipe for progress or a recipe for a solution. I want to offer my full support to the work that Uisce Éireann does. While we all remember the difficulty involved in setting up that organisation, it is only through a unitary water authority like that body that we will be able to put in place the investment at scale that is needed to ensure that Ireland has safe water in the quantity that we will need in the years ahead. I reiterate what I said a moment ago. I think the Deputy does the issue a great disservice in referring to the organisation, which is best placed to provide the solution he is looking for, as in some way being the culprit.

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